【大家说英语】中国餐厅(2)

November 20

 

11月20日

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Lee's Chinese Food delivered the dishes. They were quick!

李记中国菜馆送来了餐点。 他们动作真快！

Rob¹, Susie, Megan and Jim didn't have to wait too long for their food.

罗柏、苏希、梅根和吉姆没有等多久就等到他们点的食物了。

The food smells great, too.

食物闻起来也很香。

Rob is glad. He is really hungry!

罗柏很高兴， 他真的饿坏了！

Takeout is a great choice on busy days.

工作很忙的时候叫外卖实在是个很棒的选择，

But don't forget to tip the delivery² man!

但是别忘了给外送员小费喔！

Conversation A

 

会话A

Jim, Susie, the food is here!

吉姆，苏希，食物来了！

Wow. That was really quick.

哇，这么快。

The food smells great. I can't wait to eat!

食物闻起来好香喔， 我等不及要吃了！

I can't, either!

我也等不及了！

Where is Megan?

梅根在哪里？

She's still working. She's very busy today.

她还在工作， 她今天很忙。

We're all very busy today.

我们今天都很忙，

I can take her food to her desk.

我可以把她的食物拿到她桌上，

Then she can eat and work at the same time.

那她就可以边吃边工作了。

中国餐厅

 

Conversation B

 

会话B

Thanks for ordering the food, Rob. It all tastes great.

罗柏，谢谢你帮我们点餐。 都非常好吃。

Yeah. Thanks, Rob!

对啊，罗柏，谢谢你！

No problem.

没问题。

Lee's delivers. I'm glad. It's very convenient³.

我很高兴，李记菜馆愿意外送， 那样实在很方便。

Right. We saved a lot of time.

没错，我们省下很多时间。

When the office is busy, getting takeout is a great choice.

当工作很忙的时候，买外带是很棒的选择。

Yeah. I like to eat at a restaurant.

是啊。我喜欢在餐馆吃饭，

But sometimes the service can take a long time!

但是有时候上菜会花很长的时间！

Conversation C

 

会话C

When you go to a restaurant, you sometimes have to wait.

当你去餐厅，有时候你就是要等。

You wait to sit, wait to order and wait to eat!

你等着有位置可以坐下，等着点餐，然后等着吃！

Haha. You're right!

哈哈，妳说对了！

I like to go to a restaurant.

我喜欢去餐厅吃饭，

And I like to order takeout, too.

也喜欢买外卖，

We have a choice! I'm glad.

真高兴，我们有这样的选择！

I just remembered something.

我突然记起一件事。

What?

什么事？

Did you tip the delivery man?

你给外送员小费了吗？

Of course!

当然给了！

1 rob   

v.抢劫；vi.抢劫，盗窃；vt.非法剥夺，使丧失，抢劫

参考例句：

• Two men formed a plot to rob the bank.两人制定了抢劫那家银行的秘密计划。
• They were scheming to rob the bank.他们在密谋抢劫银行。

2 delivery   

n.交付；投递；分娩；解救者；演讲的风格

参考例句：

• The strike caused a great delay in the delivery of the mail.这次罢工严重地延误了邮件的投递。
• He was employed at the local grocery store as a delivery boy.他受雇于当地杂货店当送货员。

3 convenient   

adj.便利的，方便的

参考例句：

• I have to find a convenient location for the shelves.我得找一合适的地方放这些书架。
• Come at any time that is convenient to you.你哪会儿方便就哪会儿来吧。